Battle of Banjarmasin
The Battle of Banjarmasin (31 January – 10 February 1942) took place as part of the Japanese offensive to capture the Dutch East Indies. The Japanese conducted a pincer attack from sea and land to capture a strategic airfield in Banjarmasin (old spelling: Bandjarmasin or Bandjermasin) in preparation for the capture of Java Island.
| Battle of Banjarmasin | |||||||
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| Part of World War II, Pacific War, Dutch East Indies Campaign | |||||||
First flight from Royal Netherlands East Indies Airways (KNILM) landed at Oelin Airfield, Banjarmasin, 1935. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Netherlands | Japan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Henry Halkema |
Kyōhei Yamamoto Yoshibumi Okamoto | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ca. 500 | ca. 1,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Troops deserted, evacuated to Java, or surrendered later on |
9 killed or died from sickness 80% (ca. 800) stricken with Malaria | ||||||
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